Patents by Inventor Stefan Lux
Stefan Lux has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20220212635Abstract: Technologies and techniques for automatically cleaning a motor vehicle. A need for cleaning is identified via a control device. A cleaning device is selected and booking a cleaning time in the selected cleaning device is performed, based on at least one criterion. The motor vehicle may be autonomously maneuvered to the selected cleaning device via the control device, such that the motor vehicle reaches the cleaning device, at the booked cleaning time at the latest. The motor vehicle may be autonomously maneuvered to a predefined parking location via the control device, after the cleaning of the motor vehicle has ended, wherein a sensor device of the motor vehicle determines a degree of soiling of the motor vehicle and the control device identifies the need for cleaning on this basis, and/or a user specification of a person relating to the need for cleaning is detected by the control device and the control device identifies the need for cleaning on this basis.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2020Publication date: July 7, 2022Inventors: Stephan Kurzhals, Stefan Lux
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Publication number: 20210221669Abstract: A conduit for a liquid dispenser which includes a tube for carrying liquid and a heating device for heating at least a section of the tube. The heating device includes a part for fixing the heating device to the tube. The part is a part injection-moulded over the tube along at least a section of a length of the tube. A method of producing the conduit and a use thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2019Publication date: July 22, 2021Inventors: Alexej BUT, Thomas DUCHARDT, Stefan LUX, Denis RAZIN
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Patent number: 10026091Abstract: A method for assisting a vehicle which is determined to be undrivable, which includes requesting an assistance vehicle by position information of the vehicle and navigating the assistance vehicle to the vehicle by the position information. The method determines, using a cause of why the vehicle is undrivable further, whether restoring the driving capability of the vehicle requires human assistance and navigates the vehicle with the assistance vehicle in a driverless state to a location of the vehicle at least if the restoring process does not require human assistance or merely requires remote human assistance. Also disclosed is a method for assisting a vehicle which requires repair and/or maintenance, wherein the vehicle is taken in a driverless state to a repair location.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2016Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: Volkswagen AGInventor: Stefan Lux
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Publication number: 20160321674Abstract: A method for assisting a vehicle which is determined to be undrivable, which includes requesting an assistance vehicle by position information of the vehicle and navigating the assistance vehicle to the vehicle by the position information. The method determines, using a cause of why the vehicle is undrivable further, whether restoring the driving capability of the vehicle requires human assistance and navigates the vehicle with the assistance vehicle in a driverless state to a location of the vehicle at least if the restoring process does not require human assistance or merely requires remote human assistance. Also disclosed is a method for assisting a vehicle which requires repair and/or maintenance, wherein the vehicle is taken in a driverless state to a repair location.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2016Publication date: November 3, 2016Inventor: Stefan LUX
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Patent number: 9205743Abstract: A display device for a motor vehicle includes a display control for generating a first image signal, an image multiplexer for combining the first image signal with a second image signal and for outputting a mixed image signal, and a screen for representing an image depending on the mixed image signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2005Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AGInventors: Christian Rahe, Herve Serges Fotso Fotso, Stefan Lux, Stefan Goβ
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Patent number: 8988319Abstract: A display device includes at least one processing device and at least one display element for representing at least two image planes that are able to be combined with each other, and a method is for representing a plurality of combinable image planes for displaying data.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2005Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Volkswagen AGInventors: Stefan Goss, Stefan Lux, Robert Hofmann, Rainer Dehmann, Kyoung Sun Han, André Haedicke, Heino Wengelnik, Lorenz Bohrer, Joerg Lilienthal, Will Specks
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Patent number: 7580973Abstract: The invention relates to a method for loading, storing and presenting web pages, by which means the required band widths and the time taken to load web pages for an application are reduced. To this end, components or information elements separate from web pages are provided with indicators by which means the expiry dates can be deduced. The indicators are evaluated by the application which may be a browser. In this way, the application can reload only the updated data/components from the original source. Information elements which are constant over a long period of time can be completed or loaded by the application from a memory associated with the same. The loading times and data quantities for a data transmission from an original source to an application can thus be considerably reduced. The invention also relates to an information system which uses said method, preferably in a motor vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2001Date of Patent: August 25, 2009Assignee: Volkswagen AGInventors: Dorte Falk, Stefan Lux, Dietmar Peters, Carsten Schnier, Uwe Heidemann, Rolf Feldmann
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Publication number: 20090128313Abstract: A rotational speed display device for a motor vehicle, having a dynamized display for a rotational speed warning, has an analog rotational speed display instrument and a screen, so that the screen and the rotational speed display instrument are visible to the driver in an overlapping manner, and the dynamized rotational speed warning is displayed on the screen within the area of the rotational speed display instrument.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2005Publication date: May 21, 2009Inventor: Stefan Lux
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Publication number: 20090015395Abstract: A display device for a motor vehicle includes a display control for generating a first image signal, an image multiplexer for combining the first image signal with a second image signal and for outputting a mixed image signal, and a screen for representing an image depending on the mixed image signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2005Publication date: January 15, 2009Inventors: Christian Rahe, Herve Serges Fotso Fotso, Stefan Lux, Stefan Goss
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Publication number: 20080265599Abstract: A motor vehicle trim assembly has a holding body with a receiving groove. The holding body can be fixed in a material-uniting manner to a motor vehicle rear window in an upper window edge region facing the vehicle interior or on a trim part in an upper trim part edge region facing the vehicle interior by means of an adhesion promoter layer. A trim part of the trim assembly is inserted with a rear window-side rim region or the motor vehicle rear window is inserted with a trim-side rim region into the receiving groove. A trim assembly of this type and a motor vehicle assembly also comprising the rear window avoids the visual impression of the visible side of the motor vehicle being limited by visible fastening elements for the trim part.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2008Publication date: October 30, 2008Applicants: REHAU AG + CO., Richard Fritz GmbH + Co. KGInventors: Thomas Mett, Claus-Christian Steeg, Stefan Lux, Wassilios Kiriakou, Jochen Haas, Tihomir Caric
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Patent number: 7390114Abstract: A vehicle headlight arrangement includes a headlight housing adapted to enclose a light source, a vehicle body-connecting device connecting the headlight housing to a vehicle body part, and a vehicle-frame connecting device connect which connects the headlight housing to a vehicle frame. The vehicle frame connecting device includes a side-connecting component that allow a movement of the headlight housing relative to the vehicle frame along a single defined direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2004Date of Patent: June 24, 2008Assignee: Rehau AG & Co.Inventors: Thomas König, Thomas Mett, Stefan Herrmann, Tobias Pfretzschner, Stefan Lux
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Publication number: 20080068399Abstract: A display device includes at least one processing device and at least one display element for representing at least two image planes that are able to be combined with each other, and a method is for representing a plurality of combinable image planes for displaying data.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2005Publication date: March 20, 2008Inventors: Stefan Goss, Stefan Lux, Robert Hofmann, Rainer Dehmann, Kyoung Han, Andre Haedicke, Heino Wengelnik, Lorenz Bohrer, Joerg Lilienthal, Will Specks
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Patent number: 7236857Abstract: In a method for the display of optical information in an application with a display in a motor vehicle, the information is available in a given format. The information format is changed by a data processing process based on control information. The information is displayed in a changed format on the application page.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2001Date of Patent: June 26, 2007Assignees: Volkswagen AG, ESC Electronic System Concepts GmbHInventors: Carsten Schnier, Stefan Lux, Doerte Falk, Rolf Feldmann, Uwe Heidemann
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Publication number: 20050135110Abstract: A vehicle headlight arrangement includes a headlight housing adapted to enclose a light source, a vehicle body-connecting device connecting the headlight housing to a vehicle body part, and a vehicle-frame connecting device connect which connects the headlight housing to a vehicle frame. The vehicle frame connecting device includes a side-connecting component that allow a movement of the headlight housing relative to the vehicle frame along a single defined direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2004Publication date: June 23, 2005Applicant: Rehau AG & Co.Inventors: Thomas Konig, Thomas Mett, Stefan Herrmann, Tobias Pfretzschner, Stefan Lux
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Publication number: 20050125963Abstract: The invention relates to a device made from polymeric materials for fixing chassis elements in vehicle construction such as to be able to slide, comprising a planar region (3) with an essentially rectangular opening (4) and an annular region integrated in the bottom face of the planar region with guide elements, clip elements and at least two spring elements (1), suitable engaged with the polymeric chassis element.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2002Publication date: June 16, 2005Inventors: Stefan Lux, Stefan Herrmann
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Publication number: 20040143668Abstract: The invention relates to a method for loading, storing and presenting web pages, by which means the required band widths and the time taken to load web pages for an application are reduced. To this end, components or information elements separate from web pages are provided with indicators by which means the expiry dates can be deduced. The indicators are evaluated by the application which may be a browser. In this way, the application can reload only the updated data/components from the original source. Information elements which are constant over a long period of time can be completed or loaded by the application from a memory associated with the same. The loading times and data quantities for a data transmission from an original source to an application can thus be considerably reduced. The invention also relates to an information system which uses said method, preferably in a motor vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2004Publication date: July 22, 2004Inventors: Dorte Falk, Stefan Lux, Dietmar Peters, Carsten Schnier, Uwe Heidemann, Rolf Feldmann
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Publication number: 20040083032Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the display of optical information in an application with a display in a motor vehicle, whereby the information is available in a given format. Where the information format is changed by means of a data processing process based on control information, the information is displayed in a changed format on the application page.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2003Publication date: April 29, 2004Inventors: Carsten Schnier, Stefan Lux, Doerte Falk, Rolf Feldmann, Uwe Heidemann